Discrimination Claims In A Globalised World

In a post-pandemic world which has seen significant technological advances, it is increasingly common for team members to work in different jurisdictions and for employees to divide their working time between different locations. However, this can make it difficult to determine where employees are entitled to bring employment claims in the event of a potential dispute.

In this article we consider the legal tests that an employee must satisfy to bring a claim for discrimination in Jersey under the Discrimination (Jersey) Law of 2013 ("DJL") or Guernsey under the Sex Discrimination (Employment) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2005 ("SDO") and the incoming Prevention from Discrimination (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2022 (the "New Discrimination Ordinance").